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Sunday 11 October 2020PGA TourYear in Review
Laird wins Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada · Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 October 2020 · Martin Laird’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse $7,000,000 USD · Shriners Hospitals for Children
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 10 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R133°/20°C · wind 16 km/h S, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/18°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R330°/17°C · wind 19 km/h SSW, gusts 41 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R431°/19°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Austin Cook · 261closed 66 and burned the edge with a birdie putt on the 72nd hole; lost the playoff on the second extra hole Martin Laird redeems himself in playoff to win at Las Vegas (Associated Press, ESPN)
- Matthew Wolff · 261closed 66 with an eagle on the par-5 16th to join the playoff; lost on the second extra hole Martin Laird redeems himself in playoff to win at Las Vegas (Associated Press, ESPN)
, 66 made it
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
PGA Tour event
Shriners Hospitals for Children Open
TPC Summerlin, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Martin Laird
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 October 2020
But I said back to my friend who was caddying for me when I won, that hole owed me one a little bit.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
11 October 2020
Yeah, overall it was a great week. No matter what happens. It's been a long time coming.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Laird | 65 · 63 · 65 · 68 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Austin Cook | 63 · 65 · 67 · 66 | 261 | −23 |
| T2 | Matthew Wolff | 68 · 66 · 61 · 66 | 261 | −23 |
| 4 | Abraham Ancer | 66 · 66 · 65 · 67 | 264 | −20 |
| T5 | Peter Malnati | 66 · 62 · 71 · 66 | 265 | −19 |
| T5 | James Hahn | 64 · 66 · 67 · 68 | 265 | −19 |
| T5 | Will Zalatoris | 68 · 64 · 64 · 69 | 265 | −19 |
| T8 | Bryson DeChambeau | 62 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 266 | −18 |
| T8 | Justin Suh | 68 · 65 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −18 |
| T8 | Matthew NeSmith | 66 · 68 · 64 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T8 | Si Woo Kim | 67 · 67 · 63 · 69 | 266 | −18 |
| T8 | Patrick Cantlay | 63 · 65 · 65 · 73 | 266 | −18 |
The golfer
born 1982-12-29, Glasgow, Scotland; SCO; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 351 that week (OWGR rankBefore as stated by the OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet